the only way for a truly democratic country to allow the citizens to choose themselves whether or not the war should continue.

So you’re saying that if the Ukrainian citizenry simply votes to stop the war, Russia will stop shelling their homes?

It’s like half and half. Some is contracted out, but there are definitely active duty service members doing cyber security work as well.

There are certainly tech focused positions in any modern military, but yeah, the front lines are probably not the best place for a software developer with probably no military training.